Larry’s Legislative Record
 

• 2019 – Larry sponsored and actively fought for sheriffs of Coloardo to have increased certification in order to serve as a sheriff.  Killed by House Democrats. (County Sheriff Qualification Training Requirements.
   

•     2019 – Larry carried legislation to increase the penalty for bodily assaults on employees of a detention facility.  Killed by House Democrats in Judiciary Committee.
   

•     2018 - Larry carried and passed legislation to help protect homeowners and deployed military from people who illegally occupy their homes.  (AKA the “Squatters” bill).
   

•     2018 – Larry carried and passed legislation to increase the penalty for burglary of firearms to the same level as theft of controlled substances.
   

•     2018 – Larry carried and passed legislation to allow nonresident electors to be able to vote for board members of a special district if they own property in the district.
   

•     2017 - Larry sponsored and passed legislation that enabled registered physical therapists to have reciprocity to practice in Colorado and vice versa.
   

•     2017 – Larry sponsored and passed legislation concerning a requirement for a defendant in jail to have a timely hearing with a municipal judge.
   

•     2017 – Larry carried and passed legislation to allow cemetery authorities greater latitude on how to invest their endowment principal.
   

•     Larry carried and passed legislation that lowered unemployment insurance rates for employers who were then able to increase their employee ranks during the recession
   

•     Larry passed legislation that saved hard working Coloradoans thousands of dollars of over billing for pathology and lab services
   

•     Larry was instrumental in passing legislation that restored financial solvency to Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
   

•     Larry passed legislation that protected small business medical equipment suppliers from increased and onerous taxes created by OBAMACARE
   

•     Larry passed legislation that supported employers in their efforts to hire developmentally disabled citizens, ensuring the opportunity for these good people to work
   

•     Larry carried and passed legislation that ensured that our first responders, police and firefighters can return to work without incurring penalties from their pension providers
   

•     Larry supported legislation that ensured that our deployed Veteran’s had the right to vote in all Colorado’s elections
   

•     Larry supported legislation that protects and ensures the ongoing water supply for Colorado Springs and El Paso County
   

•     Larry passed legislation to assist Colorado’s K-12 schools access to alternative financing options that ensures educational opportunities for all students